I’ve decided to reopen my photos page on the blog. I took it down a while ago because I was running into problems with it, plus I didn’t have many photos that I truely loved. However, I quickly see that changing with the recent purchase of the Canon XSi, as I already have [...]
It’s official!!! Barack Obama is the next president, and the first black president. I never thought I would see this day, but I am soooooooooo glad I did!!!!
GOBAMA!!!
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Today was a sad day. A good day, but a sad day. Good because 1) I’m still in Brazil, 2) it’s my birthday, 3) the sun is shining, and 4) I’m in Brazil. However, it’s also sad because today is my last day in Brazil. And that sucks.
The day started out [...]
After spending so many days on Ipanema Beach, we decided to take a trip over to Copacabana Beach. The trip ended somewhat short, as Copacabana Beach didn’t really have much to offer. It’s nice. Incredibly nice, but I simply prefer Ipanema Beach. So naturally, that is where the day ended. [...]
Took a trip to one of Rio’s most famous museums today; the Museum of Contemporary Art. The design of the building was incredible. It truly looks space-age. Unfortunately, the artwork on the inside was not so impressive. Actually, it was down right uninteresting. According to one of the folks working, [...]
We decided today would be a good day to break away from the program and do some real deal tourist attraction sight-seeing. So, after signing up with one of the local tourist groups, we began our adventure to Ilha Grande (Big Island). The only downside of the entire trip was that we didn’t [...]
Today was another trip to a Favela. Man those places are depressing. This Favela had a leg up on the last one we visited, as they did have a few government services (garbage and police). Granted, the police drove around with four to car, windows down, and rifles pointing out the windows, [...]
Another day, another destination. Today we hopped a bus (side note: I really, really like the public transportation system in Rio de Janeiro) and headed to Sugar Loaf. I’m not really sure how to explain Sugar Loaf other than to say it is a mountain, but fortunately Wikipedia has a nice write-up [...]
Felt like getting away from the group today, so we took a not-so-quick taxi ride downtown to the Saara District. It is a few blocks away from the business district, and basically is comprised of street vendors. Check the photos.
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It’s Saturday, it’s Saturday! A perfect day for some serious beach time. And that’s all I did today. All beach, all day. Ipanema. Yessir.
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